List of all U-boats

U-4711

Type

XXIII

 
Ordered7 Jul 1944
Laid down1 Dec 1944 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 953)
Launched21 Feb 1945
Commissioned21 Mar 1945Oblt. Siegfried Endler
Commanders
21 Mar 1945 - 4 May 1945  Oblt. Siegfried Endler
Career
No patrols
21 Mar 1945-4 May 1945  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 4 May, 1945 at Germaniawerft, Kiel. Wreck broken up.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-4711 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



Hitler's U-boat War
Blair, Clay


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Books dealing with this subject include

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.